[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

Western Conference

• Stephen Curry
• Kobe Bryant
• Kevin Durant
• Blake Griffin
• Kevin Love

Eastern Conference

• Kyrie Irving
• Dwyane Wade
• Paul George
• Carmelo Anthony
• LeBron James

What do you guys think?

 

[bennydabullParticipant]

Fans vote for NBA All Star Starters AKA NBA Popularity Contest

[bennydabullParticipant]

Fans vote for NBA All Star Starters AKA NBA Popularity Contest

[220Participant]

That’s absolutely the case and always has been. The one positive is that the coaches get to pick a higher number of players for each team. If the coaches didn’t get to pick the bench then the all star voting would be insane. If the fans picked the whole team you’d get players like Yi Jianlian making the all star teams multiple years.

[MUbballfanParticipant]

 That would be a huge disaster.

[MUbballfanParticipant]

 That would be a huge disaster.

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

 its ok for kobe to be voted in but not a popular world figure like yi, or jeramy? lin has beter stats then kobe this year!

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

 its ok for kobe to be voted in but not a popular world figure like yi, or jeramy? lin has beter stats then kobe this year!

[220Participant]

That’s absolutely the case and always has been. The one positive is that the coaches get to pick a higher number of players for each team. If the coaches didn’t get to pick the bench then the all star voting would be insane. If the fans picked the whole team you’d get players like Yi Jianlian making the all star teams multiple years.

[joecheck88Participant]

 Who replaces Kobe? 

[joecheck88Participant]

 Who replaces Kobe? 

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

I’m going to guess Harden or CP3

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

I’m going to guess Harden or CP3

[Scrooge McDuckParticipant]

Chris Paul is injured, too

[Scrooge McDuckParticipant]

Chris Paul is injured, too

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

Yeah but he might be back by then

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

Yeah but he might be back by then

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

I’m not surprised Kevin Love was voted over Howard even though Howard is winning.

Laker fans, as well as many NBA fans, dislike Howard and they figured they’d rather see Love as the starter than Howard.

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

I’m not surprised Kevin Love was voted over Howard even though Howard is winning.

Laker fans, as well as many NBA fans, dislike Howard and they figured they’d rather see Love as the starter than Howard.

[HitsterParticipant]

 Kobe says he might do a cameo in one news feed and then in another it says he may skip the game, I wonder if the NBA would have him there for just a short stint or maybe give a younger player an All Star nod if we assume they will move CP3 or Harden into the starters.

[HitsterParticipant]

 Kobe says he might do a cameo in one news feed and then in another it says he may skip the game, I wonder if the NBA would have him there for just a short stint or maybe give a younger player an All Star nod if we assume they will move CP3 or Harden into the starters.

[Afactor4Participant]

 Boy the NBA Centers crop is WEAK

[Afactor4Participant]

 Boy the NBA Centers crop is WEAK

[CameronCrazy11Participant]

LaMarcus Aldridge not being a starter this year is ridiculous, and John Wall has probably had the best season of any guard in the East too. His stats are better overall than Kyrie’s and his team is better too.

[machu46Participant]

They’ll make the All-Star game regardless.  More of an honor to be selected by the coaches than fans anyways IMO.

And to be fair, Griffin and Love have both been beasts this year as well, so it’s not like Aldridge got beat out by someone like Kobe who hasn’t even played.

 

[machu46Participant]

They’ll make the All-Star game regardless.  More of an honor to be selected by the coaches than fans anyways IMO.

And to be fair, Griffin and Love have both been beasts this year as well, so it’s not like Aldridge got beat out by someone like Kobe who hasn’t even played.

 

[CameronCrazy11Participant]

LaMarcus Aldridge not being a starter this year is ridiculous, and John Wall has probably had the best season of any guard in the East too. His stats are better overall than Kyrie’s and his team is better too.

[Lafferty DanielParticipant]

I’m more excited for the Rising Stars game.  

[Lafferty DanielParticipant]

I’m more excited for the Rising Stars game.  

[Skeating12345Participant]

 Really disappointing seeing Irving over Wall. Kyrie can ball, but Wall deserves to start based on the season he is having, and his team has a better record than Irving’s.

Being from Houston, I really hope Harden gets the start over Kobe, despite being a huge Kobe fan.

[Skeating12345Participant]

 Really disappointing seeing Irving over Wall. Kyrie can ball, but Wall deserves to start based on the season he is having, and his team has a better record than Irving’s.

Being from Houston, I really hope Harden gets the start over Kobe, despite being a huge Kobe fan.

[Deems03Participant]

 Durant should moved into the shooting guard slot as a starter and Lemarcus Aldridge should get the nod to start or Lilard one of those two deserve to fill the starting spot in my opinion 

[Deems03Participant]

 Durant should moved into the shooting guard slot as a starter and Lemarcus Aldridge should get the nod to start or Lilard one of those two deserve to fill the starting spot in my opinion 

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

 dude has a 30 percent winning record in games played, and leads he league in turn overs per game average, i blame the delusional l.a. fans for voteing him in

[dcaseParticipant]

It’s obvious that LA fans (or just Kobe fans in general) are responsible for getting him voted into the all-star game.  That is how the system for determining the all-star starters works. To infer that LA fans are delusional is a bit ridiculous. Voting for someone you enjoy watching play and are a fan of doesn’t make you delusional. The whole idea of fan voting is based on who you want to see. The instructions don’t explicitly state you have to vote for the most deserving. I am a huge Laker and Kobe fan and can completely understand why he was voted in. Does he deserve to be in based on this year’s performance….absolutely not (mainly because he has only played in 6 games).  Ang Puti Lalaki has a gripe that a player that with a 30% winning percentage shouldn’t be in the all-star game. Based on that logic you should be upset that Melo and Irving are starters. Both of them have 35% winning percentage in a very weak eastern conference.

[dcaseParticipant]

It’s obvious that LA fans (or just Kobe fans in general) are responsible for getting him voted into the all-star game.  That is how the system for determining the all-star starters works. To infer that LA fans are delusional is a bit ridiculous. Voting for someone you enjoy watching play and are a fan of doesn’t make you delusional. The whole idea of fan voting is based on who you want to see. The instructions don’t explicitly state you have to vote for the most deserving. I am a huge Laker and Kobe fan and can completely understand why he was voted in. Does he deserve to be in based on this year’s performance….absolutely not (mainly because he has only played in 6 games).  Ang Puti Lalaki has a gripe that a player that with a 30% winning percentage shouldn’t be in the all-star game. Based on that logic you should be upset that Melo and Irving are starters. Both of them have 35% winning percentage in a very weak eastern conference.

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

 dude has a 30 percent winning record in games played, and leads he league in turn overs per game average, i blame the delusional l.a. fans for voteing him in

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

where is lin?

[dcaseParticipant]

Guess he isn’t that popular.

[dcaseParticipant]

Guess he isn’t that popular.

[Ahkasi ClayParticipant]

where is lin?

[JoeWolf1]

 With no center in the East’s lineup, I really hope Jo Noah and Roy Hibbert both make the squad in the East. Hibbert has raised his play to a new level this year, and despite not having eye popping stats, he’s really having a great year.

Also, the Deng trade lit a fire under Noah and he’s been destroying it lately. Noah has put up 14.4 ppg 15 rpg 5.3 apg 1.9 bpg and 1.3 spg in the month of Januaray as Chicago now finds themselves above 500 as the Bulls rattled off 9 wins in 11 games in 2014.

[JoeWolf1]

 With no center in the East’s lineup, I really hope Jo Noah and Roy Hibbert both make the squad in the East. Hibbert has raised his play to a new level this year, and despite not having eye popping stats, he’s really having a great year.

Also, the Deng trade lit a fire under Noah and he’s been destroying it lately. Noah has put up 14.4 ppg 15 rpg 5.3 apg 1.9 bpg and 1.3 spg in the month of Januaray as Chicago now finds themselves above 500 as the Bulls rattled off 9 wins in 11 games in 2014.

[surveParticipant]

 Dwight is not a starter because all the Dwightmare nonsense gave his "popularity" a huge hit.  He is not the superstar he thinks he is and the fans let him know it.  Its quite humbling to say the least.

[surveParticipant]

 Dwight is not a starter because all the Dwightmare nonsense gave his "popularity" a huge hit.  He is not the superstar he thinks he is and the fans let him know it.  Its quite humbling to say the least.

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